GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 28, 2025.
A pleasant life begins with remembering Allah
“If they want mental health, they need to practice gratitude.”
In one sentence
A genuinely pleasant and lasting life comes through remembering Allah, gratitude, honoring His rights, practicing taqwa, and steadily reforming the nafs.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces the Hadith al-Mi'raj and defines pleasant life through remembrance of Allah.
- Argues that worldly pleasure cannot satisfy, using depression, anxiety, and addiction as examples.
- Presents gratitude, honoring Allah's rights, and seeking His pleasure as further qualities.
- Connects enduring impact to working on the nafs, especially in marriage, parenting, and community conflict.
- Emphasizes gradual self-reform, tawassul, and spiritual preparation for Rajab, Sha'ban, and Ramadan.
- Concludes with taqwa, repentance, communal prayer, and announcements about family programming, blood donation, Palestine solidarity, and memorial prayers.
Try this week
Keep remembering Allah and seek inner peace through dhikr rather than only worldly pleasures.
Practice gratitude by consciously noticing Allah's blessings.
Ask daily how to fulfill Allah's rights and seek His pleasure.
Work on the nafs step by step, addressing anger, lying, aggression, and neglect of others' emotions.
Practice taqwa and repeatedly seek forgiveness when you slip.
If able, join the announced Palestine solidarity protest and register for or share the Qur'anic parenting workshop.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 62Recalls the Friday-prayer command to remember Allah and leave commerce.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“the pleasant life is the one... who never tires of my remembrance.”
“If they want physical health, they need to practice gratitude. If they want mental health, they need to practice gratitude.”
“There is no shortcuts in this path. And this is first I'm telling myself, I'm reminding myself, because I'm in need of this advice more than anyone.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that a pleasant life is not mainly about having more, but about remembering Allah, being grateful, honoring His rights, and seeking His pleasure. It says that lasting impact begins with working on ourselves, especially by recognizing and disciplining the ego. This work is gradual and difficult, but taqwa, repentance, and spiritual practice can guide us. The speaker also reminded the community to care for families and people suffering in Gaza.
- What is one blessing you noticed today that you could thank Allah for?
- What is one habit or reaction you would like to work on patiently?
- How can our family show taqwa in the way we treat one another?
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